Lost 1948

Avenue G North Channel Bridge (Old) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1906; One span collapsed 1947; Replaced 1948
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Rock River North Channel on Avenue G
Collapsed and replaced

Avenue G South Channel Bridge (Old) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1906; Replaced 1948
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Rock River South Channel on Avenue G
Replaced by a new bridge

B&O - IN 3 Overpass (Clark County, Indiana)
Replaced 1948
Lost Bridge over Indiana 3 on B&O Railroad
Replaced

Baker White Pine Lumber company Clear creek trestle (Baker County, Oregon)
Built 1927 demolished 1948
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Clear creek on Baker white Pine lumber company railroad over clear creek
Demolished

Ballstown Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)
Built in 1880 by Thomas Hardman; replaced in 1948
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on State Road 229
Replaced by a new bridge

Bear Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1948
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bear Creek on Road
Replaced

Berrien Springs Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Collapsed due to overweight truck April 23, 1948; replaced that November
Lost Parker through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Terre Coupe Road (Now Ferry Street)
Collapsed due to overweight truck April 23, 1948

Brooklyn Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Lost Howe through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Canal Street Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1902; replaced 1948
Pony truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street
No longer exists

Carey Avenue Bridge (1895) (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1895; Replaced 1948
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Carey Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Cedar Creek Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on IL 26
Replaced by a new bridge

Cloverdale Bridge (1925) (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1925; Replaced 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over Nestucca River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Boyer River Bridge (Near Dow City) (Crawford County, Iowa)
Replaced 1948
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boyer River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Cynthiana Covered Bridge 17-49-05x (Harrison County, Kentucky)
Built 1808; Played important role in the raid on Cynthiana during Civil War; Removed 1948
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over South Fork Licking River on Bridge Street
Removed

Eau Claire River Bridge (Old) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss bridge over Eau Claire river on Road D
Replaced by a new bridge

Erie - South Street Overpass (Allegany County, New York)
Lost Bridge over South Street on EL RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Farmington Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 2
Replaced by a new bridge

Friebaugh Drawbridge (Fresno County, California)
Built in 1885 Removed in 1948
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on 7th Avenue
No longer exists

Governor Street Viaduct (Johnson County, Iowa)
Filled in 1947-8
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Ravine on Governor Street
Filled in

Hoquarten Slough Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Built 1916; Replaced 1948
Bridge over Hoquarten Slough on 3rd Street
No longer exists

Indian River Inlet Swing Bridge (1938) (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1938; Destroyed by tidal ice 1948
Lost Bridge over Indian River Inlet on DE 1
Destroyed by collision with ice via tide

Liberty Park Bridge (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Lost Stringer bridge over Pond on Pedestrian path
Replaced by a new bridge

Loucks Mill Bridge (York County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; removed in 1948.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Codorus Creek on Loucks Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment

Lower Bridge (Ionia County, Michigan)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Grand River
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge-Tonawanda Creek (Old) (Wyoming County, New York)
Lost Bridge over Tonawanda creek on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Middle Fork Coquille River Covered Bridge 37-10-29x (Douglas County, Oregon)
Built 1922, Replaced 1948
Lost covered Howe through truss bridge over Middle Fork Coquille River on OR 42
Replaced by new bridge

MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Removed October 1948
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lincoln Highway and Chicago, Aurora & DeKalb Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, & Gary Railroad
Removed but not replaced

MO 8 Dry Fork Truss (Phelps County, Missouri)
Built c1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Dry Fork Creek on MO 8 and MO 68
Replaced by a new bridge

Muddy Creek-Hillside Avenue Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Hillside Avenue.
Replaced by a new bridge in 1949

NH - Housatonic River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1905-6; abandoned & removed in 1948
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on New Haven Railroad
Removed but not replaced

NH - Pomperaug River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Abandoned 1948; likely removed soon after
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Pomperaug River on New Haven Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Noyo River Bridge (4th) (Mendocino County, California)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Noyo River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - Heart River Bridge (Morton County, North Dakota)
Washed out in 1948 flood
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Heart River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by flooding; replaced

Pittsburg Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1868, bypassed in 1935, demolished 1948
Lost 4 span bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on former County Road 310 North in Pittsburg
Replaced by a new bridge

Quigleys Twin Bridges #1 (east) (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania)
Replaced 1948
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conodoquinet Creek on 641 Grn Springs Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Rock Creek Covered Bridge 35-04-23x (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1832 by Samuel Ackley & George Crowell of Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike Co.; Survived flood and ice jams 1884; Caught fire 1924; Petitions raised 1942 by Travelers Club to save and preserve but failed; Dismantled and replace by steel truss 1948
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on Stiles Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock River South Channel Bridge (N) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1905; Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Unknown Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Rock River South Channel Bridge (S) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Build 1904; Abutment failed March 1937; Abutment repaired April 1937; Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River South Channel on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Salt Prong Hubbard Creek Bridge (Shackelford County, Texas)
Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Prong Hubbard Creek on FM 601
Replaced by new bridge

San Francisquito Creek Bridge (Santa Clara County, California)
Replaced 1948
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over San Francisquito Creek on Pope Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Sanders Covered Bridge (Owen County, Kentucky)
One span collapsed by an overloaded truck in 1922. Remaining two spans lost to arson on August 23, 1948.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 36
Destroyed by fire

Saybrook Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Opened in 1911 and replaced in 1948
Lost deck truss bascule bridge over Connecticut River on Shoreline Electric railway and highway
No longer exists

Sears Mill Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1881; Span lost and replaced with a Bailey truss span 1946; Replaced 1948
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on 11th Street
Replaced by new bridge

South Street Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1891, replaced 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over New Haven RR and Mill River on South Street
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Joe River Bridge (Williams County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on W. Main St.
Replaced by a new bridge

State Street Bridge (Old) (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Built 1890; Replaced 1948
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Rock River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Stoudt's Ferry Covered Bridge 38-06-34x (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1857; Collapsed 1948
Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Schuylkill River on Stoudt's Ferry Bridge Road
Collapsed

US67 Hennepin Canal Swing Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1896; Replaced 1948
Lost Bridge over Hennepin Canal on US 67
Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal - Liberty Street Viaduct (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904 as an adjunct to the W-PT Freight House to access other RR freight houses in the Point District of Pittsburgh
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Liberty Avenue on Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal, later Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway
Demolished

Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal - Monongahela River Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903 to give Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. to gain access to Pittsburgh proper. Only 2 bridge piers remain.
Lost Bridge over Monongahela River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Wapello Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1873, Westernmost span replaced 1884; Easternmost span replaced and additional span added 1885; Middle 2 piers lost to flooding & 3 spans replaced 1903; Condemned 1945 after a truck carrying limestone dust fell through a span; Removed 1948
Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Woodhull Road-Woodhull Creek (Old) (Oneida County, New York)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Woodhull Creek on Woodhull Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Yorktown Bridge (Lincoln County, Arkansas)
Lost pony truss bridge over Bayou Bartholomew on AR 13 (now US 425) at Yorktown, north of Star City
Replaced by a new bridge in 1948

Yountsville Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built in 1854 by Henry Wolf; replaced in 1948
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Sugar Creek on State Road 32
Replaced by a new bridge